The wife has decided my pellet smoker and griddle (plus food prep table and more) take up too much space of her patio. She wants a cozy space in front of the fireplace & TV on the patio. She has instructed to get a building put in the backyard by May for my cooking space and storage for the mower/tools to get them out of the garage.
So now the question - how to approach this situation. I already had a 12' gate installed for backyard access. We need a lean-to or similar for cooking space. We need an enclosed portion for mower and tools. We don't have any boats or project vehicles to mandate how much space we need - but we do have a Can Am Defender max at the ranch that may be here on occasion. It needs a minimum of 13' in length. This house is not our forever home so we want to leave space for a pool or whatever a future owner may want to do. We do have an HOA but both wooden and metal buildings are allowed with some minor restrictions. Property size is half acre. There is an aerobic system but it's not in the way.
Options:
Wooden pre-built shed with a lean-to on asphalt.
Manufactured metal building with lean-to on concrete or asphalt.
Custom metal building with lean-to on concrete.
I only have experience with custom metal buildings but some of the neighbors have manufactured metal buildings they are very happy with. I'm pretty much against wooden sheds but won't rule it out completely just yet.
Next up is design. See screenshot. The photo is captured true to north - so north is up and west is left. I carefully picked this lot and designed the backyard to have shade and catch a southeast breeze while blocking a north wind. (See previous TexAgs post.) Same reason garage opens to south instead of north.
I've always assumed the backyard building would have a lean-to towards the north, a the large entrance to the west towards the driveway, and at least a window to the south for some natural lighting - but that sure would make for cold winter cooking.
I think a more efficient use of space would be extending the roof line on one side but then it would probably be to the west and that would be constant sun/heat & glare for summer evening cooking. I think would rather be cold with a north wind a few times a year instead of battling the west setting sun all summer.
So help me TexAgs. What's the ideal design and construction type for my situation?
So now the question - how to approach this situation. I already had a 12' gate installed for backyard access. We need a lean-to or similar for cooking space. We need an enclosed portion for mower and tools. We don't have any boats or project vehicles to mandate how much space we need - but we do have a Can Am Defender max at the ranch that may be here on occasion. It needs a minimum of 13' in length. This house is not our forever home so we want to leave space for a pool or whatever a future owner may want to do. We do have an HOA but both wooden and metal buildings are allowed with some minor restrictions. Property size is half acre. There is an aerobic system but it's not in the way.
Options:
Wooden pre-built shed with a lean-to on asphalt.
Manufactured metal building with lean-to on concrete or asphalt.
Custom metal building with lean-to on concrete.
I only have experience with custom metal buildings but some of the neighbors have manufactured metal buildings they are very happy with. I'm pretty much against wooden sheds but won't rule it out completely just yet.
Next up is design. See screenshot. The photo is captured true to north - so north is up and west is left. I carefully picked this lot and designed the backyard to have shade and catch a southeast breeze while blocking a north wind. (See previous TexAgs post.) Same reason garage opens to south instead of north.
I've always assumed the backyard building would have a lean-to towards the north, a the large entrance to the west towards the driveway, and at least a window to the south for some natural lighting - but that sure would make for cold winter cooking.
I think a more efficient use of space would be extending the roof line on one side but then it would probably be to the west and that would be constant sun/heat & glare for summer evening cooking. I think would rather be cold with a north wind a few times a year instead of battling the west setting sun all summer.
So help me TexAgs. What's the ideal design and construction type for my situation?
